Sam Zoldak
Samuel Walter Zoldak (Sad Sam)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Weight: 185 lb.

Born: December 8, 1918 in Brooklyn, NY
School: Fordham University
Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 13, 1944
Final Game: August 26, 1952
Died: August 25, 1966 in New Hyde Park, NY
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1944 25 SLB AL 0 0 3.72 18 0 10 0 0 0 38.2 49 22 16 1 19 15 0 0 2 181 97 1.759 11.4 0.2 4.4 3.5 0.79
1945 26 SLB AL 3 2 .600 3.36 26 1 14 1 0 0 69.2 74 32 26 3 18 19 0 1 1 297 105 1.321 9.6 0.4 2.3 2.5 1.06
1946 27 SLB AL 9 11 .450 3.43 35 21 7 9 2 2 170.1 166 71 65 11 57 51 1 0 2 718 108 1.309 8.8 0.6 3.0 2.7 0.89
1947 28 SLB AL 9 10 .474 3.47 35 19 8 6 1 1 171.0 162 76 66 7 76 36 0 1 1 725 112 1.392 8.5 0.4 4.0 1.9 0.47
1948 29 TOT AL 11 10 .524 3.44 34 21 5 4 1 0 159.2 168 67 61 10 43 30 1 1 1 666 123 1.322 9.5 0.6 2.4 1.7 0.70
1948 29 SLB AL 2 4 .333 4.67 11 9 0 0 0 0 54.0 64 30 28 4 19 13 1 0 1 238 97 1.537 10.7 0.7 3.2 2.2 0.68
1948 29 CLE AL 9 6 .600 2.81 23 12 5 4 1 0 105.2 104 37 33 6 24 17 0 1 0 428 145 1.211 8.9 0.5 2.0 1.4 0.71
1949 30 CLE AL 1 2 .333 4.25 27 0 13 0 0 0 53.0 60 30 25 4 18 11 0 0 1 235 94 1.472 10.2 0.7 3.1 1.9 0.61
1950 31 CLE AL 4 2 .667 3.96 33 3 14 0 0 4 63.2 64 33 28 6 21 15 1 0 0 274 110 1.335 9.0 0.8 3.0 2.1 0.71
1951 32 PHA AL 6 10 .375 3.16 26 18 5 8 1 0 128.0 127 51 45 9 24 18 0 1 0 525 135 1.180 8.9 0.6 1.7 1.3 0.75
1952 33 PHA AL 0 6 .000 4.06 16 10 2 2 0 1 75.1 86 41 34 3 25 12 0 0 0 325 97 1.473 10.3 0.4 3.0 1.4 0.48
9 Seasons 43 53 .448 3.54 250 93 78 30 5 8 929.1 956 423 366 54 301 207 3 4 8 3946 112 1.353 9.3 0.5 2.9 2.0 0.69
162 Game Avg. 9 11 .448 3.54 50 18 15 6 1 2 184 190 84 73 11 60 41 1 1 2 782 112 1.353 9.3 0.5 2.9 2.0 0.69
SLB (5 yrs) 23 27 .460 3.59 125 50 39 16 3 3 503.2 515 231 201 26 189 134 2 2 7 2159 107 1.398 9.2 0.5 3.4 2.4 0.71
CLE (3 yrs) 14 10 .583 3.48 83 15 32 4 1 4 222.1 228 100 86 16 63 43 1 1 1 937 119 1.309 9.2 0.6 2.6 1.7 0.68
PHA (2 yrs) 6 16 .273 3.50 42 28 7 10 1 1 203.1 213 92 79 12 49 30 0 1 0 850 119 1.289 9.4 0.5 2.2 1.3 0.61

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1944 25 0 0 3.72 18 0 10 0 0 0 38.2 49 22 16 1 19 15 0 0 2 181 97 1.759 11.4 0.2 4.4 3.5 0.79 97
1945 26 3 2 .600 3.49 44 1 24 1 0 0 108.1 123 54 42 4 37 34 0 1 3 478 102 1.477 10.2 0.3 3.1 2.8 0.92 102
1946 27 12 13 .480 3.46 79 22 31 10 2 2 278.2 289 125 107 15 94 85 1 1 5 1196 106 1.374 9.3 0.5 3.0 2.7 0.90 106
1947 28 21 23 .477 3.46 114 41 39 16 3 3 449.2 451 201 173 22 170 121 1 2 6 1921 108 1.381 9.0 0.4 3.4 2.4 0.71 108
1948 29 32 33 .492 3.46 148 62 44 20 4 3 609.1 619 268 234 32 213 151 2 3 7 2587 112 1.365 9.1 0.5 3.1 2.2 0.71 112
1949 30 33 35 .485 3.52 175 62 57 20 4 3 662.1 679 298 259 36 231 162 2 3 8 2822 110 1.374 9.2 0.5 3.1 2.2 0.70 110
1950 31 37 37 .500 3.56 208 65 71 20 4 7 726.0 743 331 287 42 252 177 3 3 8 3096 110 1.371 9.2 0.5 3.1 2.2 0.70 110
1951 32 43 47 .478 3.50 234 83 76 28 5 7 854.0 870 382 332 51 276 195 3 4 8 3621 114 1.342 9.2 0.5 2.9 2.1 0.71 114
1952 33 43 53 .448 3.54 250 93 78 30 5 8 929.1 956 423 366 54 301 207 3 4 8 3946 112 1.353 9.3 0.5 2.9 2.0 0.69 112

Neutralized Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1944 25 2 2 .500 3.92 39.0 52 19 17 1 20 15 0 1.846 12.0 4.6 3.5 0.75 0.2 18
1945 26 4 3 .571 3.80 71.0 81 33 30 3 20 19 0 1.423 10.3 2.5 2.4 0.95 0.4 26
1946 27 10 9 .526 3.68 171.0 176 78 70 12 60 51 1 1.380 9.3 3.2 2.7 0.85 0.6 35
1947 28 10 8 .556 3.73 169.0 168 78 70 7 79 36 0 1.462 8.9 4.2 1.9 0.46 0.4 35
1948 29 10 7 .588 3.38 160.0 170 67 60 10 44 30 1 1.338 9.6 2.5 1.7 0.68 0.6 34
1949 30 3 3 .500 4.25 55.0 63 29 26 4 19 11 0 1.491 10.3 3.1 1.8 0.58 0.7 27
1950 31 4 3 .571 3.63 67.0 64 30 27 6 21 16 1 1.269 8.6 2.8 2.1 0.76 0.8 33
1951 32 9 5 .643 2.91 133.0 128 48 43 9 24 19 0 1.143 8.7 1.6 1.3 0.79 0.6 26
1952 33 4 4 .500 4.20 75.0 88 39 35 3 26 12 0 1.520 10.6 3.1 1.4 0.46 0.4 16
9 Seasons 56 44 .560 3.62 940.0 990 421 378 55 313 209 3 1.386 9.5 2.0 0.67 0.5 250

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1948 AL--3.438--9th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1948 AL--1.322--9th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1946 AL--3.012--10th
1948 AL--2.424--2nd

Games Played s c a p y
1946 AL--35--9th

Saves s c a p y
1950 AL--4--8th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1947 AL--.368--6th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1948 AL--123--8th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 12 (1334), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 7 (1091), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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